Kookynie Cemetery

Kookynie was first discovered by
prospectors in 1895, one of whom was W.
A. Miller who took up the Englishman
lease on 25th June 1895. Miller sold the
lease to the Cosmopolitan Proprietary
Ltd in 1897. This resulted in the
virtual existence of Kookynie. The
population grew at an astounding rate.
In 1905 it was home to 1500 people with
6 hotels, electric street lights, public
baths, brewery and many brick buildings.
Today there is only the one working
pub and a population of
approximately 15
people.